Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Apr 9, 2017 8:00 AM – 10:45 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
38 species
Canada Goose 6
Wood Duck 5
Mallard 6
Bufflehead 7
Great Blue Heron 1
Great Egret 1
Turkey Vulture 1
Osprey 1
Red-tailed Hawk 1
Mourning Dove 3
Red-bellied Woodpecker 4
Downy Woodpecker 3
Northern Flicker 1
Eastern Phoebe 2
Blue Jay 3
American Crow 2
Fish Crow 5
Tree Swallow 40
Black-capped Chickadee 25
Tufted Titmouse 10
White-breasted Nuthatch 12
Golden-crowned Kinglet 1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1
Eastern Bluebird 3
American Robin 8
European Starling 10
Pine Warbler 1
American Tree Sparrow 2
Chipping Sparrow 2
Dark-eyed Junco 2
White-throated Sparrow 1
Song Sparrow 7
Northern Cardinal 6
Red-winged Blackbird 30
Common Grackle 10
Brown-headed Cowbird 2
American Goldfinch 4
House Sparrow 10
View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S35881928
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